Why Loving Yourself Brings the Ultimate Peace

You. Love you. Loving yourself is one of the keys to living a positive, happy, healthy and peaceful life

What is loving yourself?

Why Loving Yourself Brings You the Ultimate Peace & Happiness

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What is Loving Yourself

Having self respect, self esteem and a general deep down trust and happiness with yourself. Loving yourself is not arrogance and feeling that we’re better than others, it is being content with ourself and the person that we are.

It doesn’t come easy. It is a curse of human nature to dwell on the negative aspects of our lives and reflect solely on the unfavourable things that happen to us

The ability to love ourselves is the key to being peaceful and what this site is about. Being peaceful, happy and content.

Why loving yourself is important and 70 ways to love yourself more below

“It is better to conquer yourself than win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you"

Buddha

Why Loving yOurself brings the ultimate peace & happiness

Imagine waking up every morning with a positive attitude, looking forward to getting stuck into the day and what you can achieve. Loving yourself makes this happen.

Why We Should Love Ourselves

You are unique – out of the 6+ billion people on this planed, you are the only you
You are the only person who truly knows you
You have done so many things and possess so much knowledge
You have many positive traits – Your weaknesses are opportunities to work on
You have the power to be the person that you want to be
Love yourself because you are you

The Peace & Happiness That Loving Ourself Can Bring

When we truly are loving and accepting of ourself, we can focus our love on the things that are truly important such as family, friends, our partner, others and the environment
We cannot fully love and be fulfilled in others relationships until we love ourselves
Loving ourself brings us higher self esteem and a higher feeling of worth
It gives us inner strength meaning that we can conquer our fears and take on the world and the new challenges that are thrown at us

Loving Yourself – Some Poignant Lessons

Bonnie Ware, a palliative nurse, recorded the top regrets of the dying (article here). 3 of the top 5 were in relation to the way we treat ourselves in life.

I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me

3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings

4. I wish I had let myself be happier

“Find the love you seek, by first finding the love within yourself. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home."

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

70 Ways to Love Yourself More

You are the only person that can perpetuate self love.

There are many things that can cause us to not love ourselves. We often blame ourselves constantly for the things that we perceive that we have or have not done. We need to let this type of thinking go

Think Positively About Yourself

Trust yourself and your judgements
Look at the positive things and people in your life
Write down your achievements and successes
Have positive goals for the future
Realise your strengths and things you are good at
Think about the achievements you have made – Especially when you have faced adversity to get there
Think about the good things that happen to you everyday – don’t concentrate on the negatives
Everyone makes mistakes – Don’t beat yourself up when you make one. They are a great learning tool and make us the person that we are
Don’t strive for perfection – nobody is perfect
Accept yourself for who you are
Understand that not everyone will like you – but that’s their loss
Treat yourself as you would treat a friend. Give yourself the amble praise and attention you deserve
Remember that it’s ok to ask for help when you need it
Allow yourself time for rest and recuperation
Take yourself out of your comfort zone every once in a while to prove to yourself that you can do extraordinary things
Do not require approval from others
Laugh at yourself and don’t take yourself too seriously
Celebrate or reward yourself when you’ve done something well or achieved something
Practice self affirmations at the beginning of each day
Smile & laugh more – just the act of smiling and laughing helps us feel better ourselves and life in general
Take pictures and remind yourself of the good times
Help others (and don’t expect anything in return)
Don’t just believe in yourself, know that you are an amazing person

Be True To Yourself

Being true to yourself will provide you with a feeling of contentment and satisfaction as you will always know deep inside that you have acted with honesty and integrity

Understand yourself and know the person you are
Be honest with yourself and other people
Always act with integrity
Stand up for what you believe in
Let your voice be heard
Don’t talk about others behind their back
Take good care of yourself
Be self disciplined
Don’t worry about what others think
Allow yourself to feel your feelings
Don’t try to be someone else
Understand your strengths and abilities (and use them)
Say no when you need to
Stop comparing yourself to others
Contemplate & understand your own feelings and emotions
Be present – don’t get caught up in thoughts
Be in control of your life and how you perceive yourself
Be the person that you would like to meet
Follow your passion – both at work and in your personal life
Don’t be a victim – Take responsibility for yourself, only you can make changes in your life
Set yourself goals if you wish but don’t beat yourself up if you don’t get there. What happens when you do get there? For the effort it takes, will it bring you all the happiness you think it will?
Surround yourself with positive people who will show you respect and kindness
When you are hurt, don’t try push the pain onto others. Feel it and let it go.
The best revenge is no revenge, move on, be happy
Tell the people you love that you love them
Live a simple life
Live your truth

Take Positive Action

Following the practices laid out on this site will almost certainly improve your self esteem, feeling of self worth and in turn your love for yourself